You have compassion for Clint. He is your friend. I have compassion for Clint. He was my best friend, lover, partner in crime and companion longer than any of you have known him. You do not know the ins and outs of our relationship. None of our friends did. Not even the closest one - Laramie.
You know only part of one side of the story. That's fine. We live not in a partisan world. Any view, by the mere fact that you are viewing is not objective. Be not so quick to judge my actions. I did nothing illegal. Just as Clint does nothing illegal by requesting 1/2 of all assets, even though he contributed 30-40% to the acquisition of them. Tell me terrascope readers, does it seem fair to combine 3 pounds with your friend's 7 pounds and when you split you each take 5 pounds? Seems like a raw deal to the one who contributed 7 pounds in the first place. (And we're not just talking money here. There mere fact that I could do what I did shows the place I held in the relationship.)
Which goes to the question of Karma. And fairness. And the laws of the nation and state in which you live.
I've asked Clint to be fair. Fair not in terms of legality, but in terms of karmic fairness, fairness to what our relationship was. Fair in unravelling the pieces. I put my faith in the universe to "make the right things happen." Yes I was angry. My anger peaked about 8 months ago. Clint chose to stick to the fairness dictated by the laws. I warned him to watch out, because karma sweeps it's tail. The wheel turns. I know this because the wheel has turned many times. I know karma coming back at me. It's not pretty, nor easy, but does provide plenty of opportunity for growth.
Judge not, lest ye be judged. Perhaps, I stand judged by you, which puts you at the mercy of your own judgments. This contributes to your world view, as you create the world you live in. You are your own Wizard of Oz. You pull your own levers. You create the dream you live called your reality. Clint created this reality.
Raise your angry fist to the heavens and wonder. Feel the victim. Self-pity. Or face up to your actions and take responsibility. The world gives you what you need for your next steps of growth.
Will you rise to the occasion of being a better person or fight your better self?
We used to use them terrascopes to look for worms and badgers afore we went a drillin for erl. He - Erl that is - useta call em terror scopes and we thought it were prit highlarious til we saw what erl saw. Big ol devil big as a landrover, layin about with a big ol fork, a smitin and a pitchin them badgers and worms down to hell knows. Ain't never used nor a terrascope since.
Posted by: OP | January 29, 2005 at 04:29 PM